Campus Reopened

The campus will be open for classes and all other business Monday, Nov. 19 and Tuesday, Nov. 20 with a regular employee workday and faculty duty day (no classes scheduled) on Wednesday, Nov. 21. Updates at go.sjsu.edu/air.

Domestic Steps to Admission

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For purposes of admission to SJSU, please apply to the following category based on
your current citizenship or visa status:

Domestic Application

US Citizen

Permanent Resident/Greencard holder

Refugee/Asylees

DACA

AB540

Visa Status (H4, H1B, L1, L2, F2, J2, TN, TD)

*Please note: If you are currently on an H4 or F2 visa and want to convert to an F1 student visa,
please apply as a Domestic applicant. If admitted, you will need to work with the International Student Advising (ISA)
Office by attending their Change of Status Workshop (see the available workshop days
on the calendar on the ISA website). ISA staff will assist you in applying for a change of status. (See step 3 below to ensure you complete the application correctly).

Step 2: Meet all Deadlines

Review our deadlines to know when you have to submit your Cal State Apply application and document requirements. It is important to take special note of the
document deadline in order to ensure timely submission of required documents.

Step 3: Apply Online

Apply online to San José State University. This step must be done regardless of any extra steps
you have to do with your specific graduate program. Our online application is done
through Cal State Apply. You may only apply to one program per application term.

IMPORTANT: If you are currently on a visa (H4, F2, L1, L2, H1B, J2, etc.), you will need to
correctly designate yourself as a domestic applicant at the beginning of your Cal
State Apply application during the “Complete Your Profile” section.

If you are currently on a visa (H4, F2, L1, H1b, J2, etc.) select ‘No’ to the question: “Do you have or will you require a student visa (F-1 or J-1) to
study at a California State University (CSU)?”.

Submit $55.00 Application Processing Fee: A credit card or paypal payment is accepted
only at the time you submit the online application through Cal State Apply. The payment must be made in order to successfully submit the application.

The fee is non-refundable, even if your application is withdrawn or denied.

The fee is only used for the admission term indicated on the submitted application.

Fee waivers are not available for graduate applicants at this time.

Former students in good standing who plan to return after an absence of more than
one semester must submit a new admission application.

Step 4: Submit Official Transcripts

U.S./Canadian Transcripts

All mailed transcripts must be sealed and unopened to be accepted as official documents.
If your university offers official electronic transcripts, we will also accept this
method of delivery. If you are currently an undergraduate student at SJSU, you do
not have to submit SJSU transcripts with your Graduate School application.Transcripts
sent by mail, should be sent to:

If your University requires an email to send an official, electronic transcript, please
send to:etranscript@sjsu.edu

NOTE: As a reminder, the application process is a two-step process and official transcripts
are required by Graduate Admissions to be sent to the address listed above.Your department may also request transcripts to be sent directly to the department. If
additional transcripts are required by the department, please check with the department
for the departmental address.

Re-applying to SJSU

Official transcripts are held for one year. If you apply the following year, you must
re-submit transcripts. You can check your "To Do List" at MySJSU to confirm any outstanding
documents needed after you apply.

International WES Evaluations

Submit a WES evaluation to SJSU for coursework completed outside of U.S., U.S. Territories, and
Canada.

International School Work and Degrees

GAPE requires that all applicants with international coursework provide a WES (World Education Services) evaluation for any educational work taken outside of the U.S., U.S. Territories & Canada. Mark
sheets/transcripts/degree certificates must be sent directly to WES for evaluation.
SJSU must receive the academic record and the evaluation directly from WES. A complete
WES evaluation is required. GAPE will also review applications of those in their final
year of study. For these applicants, the WES Evaluation must contain a minimum of
7 semesters of graded work.

SJSU prefers the WES document-by-document evaluations (Basic or ICAP) but will also
accept course-by-course evaluations (Basic or ICAP).

The ICAP service offered by WES is for applicants applying to multiple schools that
require WES evaluations. You can decide which service from WES you prefer. Learn more
at wes.org/educators/icap.asp

After you submit your documents to WES, DO NOT send a copy of your documents to our
office as we will receive the completed evaluation directly from WES electronically.
Documents sent directly to SJSU will not be accommodated.

International Evaluators use WES to validate the authenticity of degrees and transcripts
submitted by applicants.

International Evaluators determine degree equivalency and extract an equivalent GPA
from the university transcripts as SJSU does not use the GPA calculations provided
by WES. Applications will be referred or denied in accordance with CSU eligibility
standards currently in practice.

Applicants who are admitted but reviewed with only 7 semesters of evaluated work will
be required to submit final semester mark sheets/transcripts and their degree certificate
to WES for a revised evaluation. The final documents must be sent to SJSU by the deadline
posted in the applicant’s MySJSU account. Failure to comply with these requirements
will result in a “document hold” that will prevent future registration into classes.
Document holds are removed when documents are received and verified as meeting
all requirements. NOTE: Those earning degrees in the Bologna system must submit a completed evaluation
which includes ALL academic work and proof of degree on ferral. Bologna degrees are
carefully reviewed and therefore must be complete. Applicants earning a Bologna degree
will not be considered if apartial WES evaluation
is submitted. SJSU does NOT deem the 3-year bachelor’s degree
from India as comparable to a 4-year U.S. bachelor’s degree.
Therefore it will not meet the CSU eligibility
requirements.

Step 5: Submit Test Scores

English Language Proficiency

This requirement is designated for applicants whose primary language is not English.

SJSU does not accept an “English-medium of instruction” as a substitute for an English-language
proficiency exam such as TOEFL, IELTS, or the Pearson’s Test of English. Letters from
applicants or institutions will NOT be accepted. Requests to waive this requirement
will only be considered under the following circumstances.

TOEFL/IELTS/PTE will only be waived once the official transcripts have been reviewed
proving that one of the criteria below has been met.

Received a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
within the U.S.

Completed 3 years of full-time coursework in a regionally accredited institution within
the U.S.

Other Test Scores

Please review our Test Requirements page to see if your program of interest requires the GRE or GMAT.

Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations San José State University One Washington Square San José, CA 95192-0017

Step 6: Establish Residency

California Residency

The laws of California provide that every student in the California State University
system must be classified as either a resident or non-resident for tuition purposes.
Applicants have the ultimate burden of proving their residence classification. For
admission, you must have established California residency approximately one year prior to the start of the admission term.